Wine Australia has issued a warning to shonky exporters after being granted new powers to safeguard the industry from counterfeit operators.
April North Korean authorities appear to be taking steps to crack down on illegal businesses, particularly those serving alcohol and unlicensed karaoke, a photo recently obtained by NK News suggests.
A ban on liquor advertising would strip broadcasters of a considerable source of revenue and probably dent the struggling South African economy, but would do little to combat alcohol abuse, experts say.
Beer and wine drinkers might have to dig a little deeper into their pockets to pay for a drink as taxes on alcohol sales have increased by 1.5 per cent as of April 1.
The group added secured creditors of the business could appoint administrators without notice. Conviviality also owns Wine Rack and supplies more than 25,000 restaurants, hotels and bars.
Increased alcohol sales in Finland are signs of confidence in the economy, according to a THL researcher.
A rural police force has taken the unusual step of using volunteer actors to pretend they are drunk in order to test whether local pubs and clubs will sell them alcohol.
Alberta’s new laws on impaired driving come into effect April 9 and include higher penalties for drivers found to be impaired by either alcohol or drugs.
A new study indicates that patients with alcohol-related liver cancer often do not live as long as patients with liver cancer that is not associated with alcohol consumption, mainly due to diagnoses at later stages.
A group of MPs have proposed abolishing the current ban on home brewing of alcohol, RÚV reports. Home brewing is currently illegal in Iceland, but a bill proposing its legalisation has been reintroduced in parliament.